Tim Worstall

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The good old days are right now

August 10th, 2012 · 6 Comments

I’ve said this before and Fraser Nelson is saying it again.

By just about any measure you care to use the good old days are right now. More people are living better, richer and longer lives than has ever been true at any previous point in history.

What’s that if it’s not the good old days?

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6 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Ian Bennett // Aug 10, 2012 at 7:34 am

    The trouble is, though, that some people are living better, richer and longer lives to a greater degree than some others. This must be stopped.

  • 2 David // Aug 10, 2012 at 8:53 am

    Not if you are a first time buyer or want to move into a bigger home and live in the UK.
    However I would agree with you that on the whole it is true.

  • 3 dearieme // Aug 10, 2012 at 11:52 am

    Yeah, if life expectancy and GDP are all, that may be true. But they ain’t.

  • 4 Dave // Aug 10, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGqYggaBpPU

  • 5 Nick Luke // Aug 10, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    Ah, yes. Equality for all. Thank -god no more Olympics, every one in the same house with the same income doing the same job, same food all round, only one beer, no travel, no art, theatre or music. Utopia. ( except of course for those who plan it all and tell every one what’s good for them)

  • 6 john malpas // Aug 11, 2012 at 5:14 am

    The good old days are back when my feet didn’t hurt.

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